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Rod lens

US7595935B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Fang Lei · Durchhausen, DE
Markus Kupferschmid · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2006
Grant date	Sep 29, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B23/2446
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rod lens comprises a tubular body having a first end, a second end, a length and a diameter, a first optically transparent closing element, tightly sealing the first end of the tubular body, a second optical transparent closing element, tightly sealing the second end of the body. The rod lens further comprises n further optical elements being positioned within the tubular body defining n+1 chambers in the tubular body, with n being an integer >0, and n+1 optical fluids being positioned in the n+1 chambers, with each of the n+1 optical fluids being positioned in one of the n+1 chambers, whereby at least one of the n+1 optical fluids having a refractive index different from the other n+1 optical fluids.

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